Pirates at Cubs 7/14/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/20/2019 at 8:14 AM ET

The Pittsburgh Pirates conclude a three-game series on Sunday at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs. The Pirates lost to the Cubs in the first game of the series on Friday afternoon 4-3. Pittsburgh reliever Jason Crick suffered the loss and fell to 3-5. The Pirates with the loss fell to 44-46 and 3 ½ games behind first place in the National League Central.

Chicago moved to one full game ahead of Milwaukee atop the NL Central pending Milwaukee’s game later Friday. The Cubs led early in the game 3-0 but squandered that lead before Kris Bryant walked with one out in the eighth inning moved to second on a walk to Victor Caratini and raced home with the go-ahead run on Jason Heyward’s RBI single.
Josh Bell leads the Pirates with a .298 batting average, in hits with 102, home runs with 27 and RBIs with 84. Pittsburgh is averaging .270 at the plate while opponents are averaging .262. On Sunday, the Pirates will send Trevor Williams to the mound. The right-hander is 3-2 with an ERA of 4.54, 57 Ks and 13 BBs.

Kris Bryant is leading the Cubs with a .297 batting average, while Javier Baez leads in hits with 104, in home runs with 22 and RBIs with 62. Chicago is averaging .253 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .247. On Sunday, the Cubs will send Jose Quintana to the mound. The lefthander is 6-7 with an ERA of 4.19, 84 Ks and 30 BBs.

Chicago has won 5 of the last 6 versus Pittsburgh played at Wrigley Field and 5 of Quintana’s last 6 starts versus the Pirates. Pittsburgh on the other hand, has lost 5 of Williams’ last 7 starts versus the Cubs. The Pirates have lost 11 of the last 14 on the road versus an opponent with a winning record and 12 of the last 17 overall on the road. Final Score Prediction, Chicago Cubs win 6-4.

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